Legal Opinion
Tinsley v. Maddox
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 20, 1933No. 8999PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGraham, J.
The allegations in the petition are insufficient to set aside the award. Executors are authorized to submit to arbitration all contested or doubtful claims for or against the estate. Code, § 4004. They may in good faith and with proper prudence submit to arbitration the matter in controversy in connection with the estate they represent. The award may be made the judgment of the court. Code, § 5030.
An award against an executor, in the absence of fraud, accident, or mistake, and until set aside, is conclusive, in reference to the matters submitted, upon the legatees and all parties thereto.…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- United States v. ThrockmortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Williamson v. WilliamsonNew York Court of Chancery · 1837
- Brown v. BowmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Anderson v. GoodwinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Ripley v. Eady & MayfieldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
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3Cited by27 opinions
- In Re Estate of HartmanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1943
- Philip H. Alston, Jr., and the Citizens and Southern National Bank, Executors of the Estate of Charles Loridans v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Irons v. American National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
- Higgins v. Otis Elevator Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
- DuBose v. BoxSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
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